Temporary binder



Nov. 6, 1928. 1,690,871

M. MEYERSON TEMPORARY BINDER Filed June 9, 1926 Patented Nov. 6, 1928.

UNITED STATES MAX MEYERSON,- OF NEW YORK, N. Y. 1

TEMPORARY BINDER.

Application filed June 9,

This invention relates to I a temporary binder, and an object of the invention is to provide a binder which is especially intended tor the teniporarg' holding of telephone books 6 and the like, alt ough it will beunderstood of course that the binder is equally well adapt ed for the holding of other books.

A further object is to, provide a binder which may be connectedwith thebook in'a very simple and efiicient manner, the connecting elements being'firrn and substantial and unlikel tobeconre accidentally disconnected, whi e yet being readily and easily disconnected by manual manipulation whenever desired. V

'A further object is to provide a. binder which ma be used for the retention of a sin le book or several books simultaneously.

' her objects and aims of theinvention,

more or less specific than those reterred to above, will be'i-n part obvious and in part pointed out in the course of the following'description of theelements, combinations, arrangements of parts and applications of prin- 'ciples constitutingthe invention; and the scope of protection contemplated will be indicated in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which'are to be taken as a part of this specification; and in which I hav'ewsjhown merely a preferred form of embodiment of the invention:

Fig. .1 is a plan view of abinder constructed in accordance'with this invention.

Fig. 2 is asectional view substantially upon the plane of line IIII oi Fig. 1.

Fig. 3'- is an end view of the binder, and Fig. 4 is a perspective viewof one of the retaining members employed. 7 I

Referringto the drawings for describing in detail the structure illustrated therein the reference charaotersL and G indicate the two cover portions of the binder, while the reference character H indicates the back portion of the binder. In the instance-inns} trated these three parts are made from a sin 1926. serial No. 114,843.

ever that any other structure maybe resorted to for providing the cover andback portions and hinge connections therebetween.

At opposite ends of the back portion H suit-able brackets or holders as 2-2 are provided. These are preferably of identical construction and manner of attachment and use. They are each formed from a single portion ble thickness, that is the metal from which 5 they are formed is first bent upwardly to provide a relatively inner wall portion 7, and thence downwardly again to provide a rela tively outer wall 8. The two Walls! and 8 are spaced an appreciable distance apart leaving an opening as 9 between them and incidentally providing a broad upper rounded.

surface as 10 upon the shoulder which is both attractive and smooth when engaged by an operators fingers or otherwise. The lower edge as 11 of the wall 8 is preferably brought into immediate contact with the surfaceof V the back H so thatit thus constitutes a supporting leg receiving reinforcement from the back}! to prevent likelihood of any outward bending of the shoulder 4. as about the angle I connection 12. during the use. of the binder.

The wall 7 of the shoulder 4 is provided with one or more aperturesas 13 there- 'throughand the Wall 8'is' likewiseprovided with one or more apertures 14 arranged to mate the apertures 13 of the wall 7, that is the apertures 13 and 14 in these spaced walls form pairs in alignment longitudinally of the back H.

Each pair of apertures is adapted to receive ably pointed as at 17 at one end,- which for one of the retaining members :15 asillustrated t convenience will be referred to as their inner end. These arms normally spread apart from their inner ends to their outer ends and at their outer ends are turned oppositely away from each other to provide stop shoulders 18-18 thereon. V

Adjacent each of these stop shoulders the arms are curved away from each other so as to provide inclined shoulders 19-19 thereon opposed to the shoulders 18.

After the book has been placed in position within this binder, as illustrated by the dotted lines 20 in Fig. 2, that is withits binder por tion between the shoulder portions 4 of the holders 2 2, one or more retaining members are inserted tl'irough the apertures 13 and 14; of each of the holders 2 2, said retaining members being inserted by introducing their pointed ends 17 inwardly through the openings 14; and 13 until the shoulders 19 snap into the openings 9 and the shoulders 18 engage against the outer surface of the wall8, the greater portion of the length of the retaining members being thus introduced into retaining position between the leaves of the book, as will be readily understood. The snap action of the shoulders 19 is occasioned by the fact that the width of the openings 14 is less than the normal width of the outer end of the retaining member so that during the movement of the retaining member inwardly the two arms of the retaining member are sprung toward each other and consequently generate a spring pressure which functions to snap the shoulders 19 away from each other .as the thickness of the wall 8 is passed. By threading the retaining members through the openings 13 of the spaced walls 7 the end surfaces as 21 of said openings 13 serve, in conjunction with the end surfaces 22 of the openings 14, to hold the retaining members in parallel relation with the surface ofthe back H and thus efficiently retain the book against .dislodgement.

When it is desired to release one or more of the retaining members it is simply necessary to force the retaining member outwardly, either by pressure against its inner end or by a pull upon its outer end as by the use of a knife blade or the like inserted beneath a shoulder 18. The inclined shoulders 19 will cam outwardly through the opening 14 when sufficient strain is applied, whereupon the book may be readily lifted away.

In instances where it is desired to hang the binder on a wall hook or the like, as is frequently the case in the care of telephone books, one endportion of the back H may be formed with a reinforced opening 23 into which a ring hook as 24 is engaged for this purpose. 7

As many changes could be made in this construction without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the following claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings, shall be interpreted as illustrative on y and not in a limiting sense. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A temporary binder comprising a back portion, a pair of holders connected with said back portion adjacent opposite ends thereof, said holders being each formed from a piece of sheet-metal bent to provide inner and outer walls spaced apart in the direction of the length of said back portion, said walls having openings therethrough, and retainingmembers extending through said openings, said retaining members having snap-acting parts to releasably hold them within said openings. i

2. A temporary binder comprising a back portion, a pair of holders connected with said back portion adjacent opposite ends thereof, said holders being each formed from Y a piece of sheet-metal bent to provide inner and outer walls spaced apart in the direction of the length of said back portion, said walls having openings therethrough, and retaining members extending through said openings, and said retaining members each comprising a pair of spring arms having shoulders thereon arranged to snap into said openings for thereby releasably holding the retaining members in retaining position.

3. A temporar binder comprising a back portion, a pair 0 holders connected with the back portion adjacent opposite ends thereof,

retaining members carried by said holders, one of said holders having an opening therethrough in the direction of the length of the back portion, and the retaining member of said holder extending through said opening, said retaining member comprising a pair of spring arms connected together'at their entering end and said retaining memberhaving a shoulder thereon for engaging a part of the holder to hold the retaining member in retaining position.

- 4. A temporary binder comprising a back portion, a pair of holders connected with the back portion adjacent opposite ends thereof, retaining members carried by said holders, one of said holders beingformed from a piece of sheet-metal bent to provide inner and outer walls spaced apart in the direction of the length of the back portion, said walls having aligned openingstherethrough, and the retaining member for said holder having a transversely expansiblo porortion, a pair of holders connected With the the retaining member for said holder oomack portion adjacent opposite ends thereof, prising a'pair of spring arms having enlarge- 10 retaining members earned by said holders, ments thereon arranged to snap into the space one of said holders being formed from apiece between the inner and outer Walls of the 5 of sheet-metal bent to provide inner and holder for thereby releasably holding the outer Walls s aced apart in the direction of retaining member in retaining position. the length 0? the back portion, said walls In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. having aligned openings therethrough, and 7 MAX MEYERSON. 

